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Post by Vivienne on Dec 30, 2013 18:03:18 GMT
I hope this thread is ok. This charming racer and man has been on Top Gear and I want to send sincere wishes to his family for his recovery. I know Jeremy tweeted about it.
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Post by inky on Dec 30, 2013 20:42:43 GMT
Hi Vivienne. No problem with the thread and I join you in sending all my thoughts and prayers to his family at this very worrying time.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Dec 30, 2013 21:26:04 GMT
He has been a hero of mine since his early days in F1! He is in the best possible hands! The whole world wishes Shuey well!
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 31, 2013 1:46:42 GMT
Likewise - regardless of what anyone may have thought of him as an F1 driver, nobody deserves to have this happen. Hoping he's soon on the mend. If anyone can get through this, Schuey can.
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Post by jmsquared on Jan 1, 2014 12:18:23 GMT
So hoping for a full recovery. A great champion. Skiers everywhere.....wear a helmet.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jan 1, 2014 20:45:26 GMT
I am just back from skiing, and wore a helmet for the first time (the kids had to, so the staff had to set a good example and wear one too) and it only felt odd in the hire shop. It was fine everywhere else. Not too hot. Not too cold. Not too sweaty!
And now both sons are going skiing next week, and neither will even consider wearing a helmet! And both are huge F1 and Shuey fans. Until it becomes compulsory, some people just wont - including my two boys!
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 2, 2014 8:03:09 GMT
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Post by Flying Lady on Jan 3, 2014 5:25:28 GMT
I was wondering when we'd hear from Richard. Nicely written, as you'd expect.
I keep checking the headlines for news of Schumacher. I add my voice to the well-wishers.
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Post by TheDaisy on Jan 3, 2014 11:55:37 GMT
It is awful, to hear of anybody in this state, let alone a legend like Schuey.
What I find disgusting about the whole thing is that some *ahem* newspapers have been printing pictures of the bloodstained rocks where the fall happened. Who needs to see that?
I hope Schuey recovers well. Sending him and his very best wishes for this.
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Post by Wyvern on Jan 4, 2014 4:06:55 GMT
That they've been publishing photos of bloodstained rocks is disgusting - it must just add to the family's distress. A good source of clarification and general information on this type of injury is Gary Hartstein, who was formerly the FIA's F1 doctor. His Twitter is twitter.com/former_f1doc and over the last week, he's been on hand to interpret what Schuey's own doctors are saying, and explaining in general terms how this kind of injury can unfold. I've learnt more about haematomas, intercranial pressure and the reasoning behind different surgical and medical interventions than I ever thought I would - but none of it is baffling. He's not involved in Michael Schumacher's treatment or care, but I turn to him for information long before I turn to the world's press. |
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Post by Wyvern on Jan 4, 2014 4:06:57 GMT
That they've been publishing photos of bloodstained rocks is disgusting - it must just add to the family's distress. A good source of clarification and general information on this type of injury is Gary Hartstein, who was formerly the FIA's F1 doctor. His Twitter is twitter.com/former_f1doc and over the last week, he's been on hand to interpret what Schuey's own doctors are saying, and explaining in general terms how this kind of injury can unfold. I've learnt more about haematomas, intercranial pressure and the reasoning behind different surgical and medical interventions than I ever thought I would - but none of it is baffling. He's not involved in Michael Schumacher's treatment or care, but I turn to him for information long before I turn to the world's press. |
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Post by jmsquared on Jan 5, 2014 8:27:34 GMT
I am just back from skiing, and wore a helmet for the first time (the kids had to, so the staff had to set a good example and wear one too) and it only felt odd in the hire shop. It was fine everywhere else. Not too hot. Not too cold. Not too sweaty! And now both sons are going skiing next week, and neither will even consider wearing a helmet! And both are huge F1 and Shuey fans. Until it becomes compulsory, some people just wont - including my two boys! I've been skiing for nearly 30 years, with a break in there somewhere to have 2 kids and wait till they were old enough to ski. I've been wearing a helmet now for the last 5 or so years. Can't believe how comfortable and warm it is. Would never go back now, and cringe when I see pics of me without it in the old days. Please keep working on your boys. Nothing uncool about it whatsoever. My son was quite happy to wear one, esp. when I bought his own for him in Switzerland with the Swiss flag on it! Thinks he is well cool.  |
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jan 5, 2014 22:48:54 GMT
one down, one still to persuade fully!
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Post by jmsquared on Jan 6, 2014 2:34:37 GMT
Do not give up, good knight!!
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 6, 2014 13:43:29 GMT
Richard Hammond on Schumacher brain injury from BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01p7lb6DURATION: 04:39 TV presenter Richard Hammond shares his own experience of recovering from a head injury after he crashed in a jet-powered car whilst driving for the BBC series Top Gear. He was put in an induced coma and kept in hospital for five weeks in 2006. |
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jan 16, 2014 21:42:55 GMT
worrying comments in the papers - this induced coma is now much longer that would be expected. A full recovery is fading every day!
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Post by jmsquared on Jan 18, 2014 3:09:00 GMT
It's too awful, if true.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jan 18, 2014 11:49:20 GMT
the hospital have said that the reports of the last few days have been speculation by the media, and have not come from the team treating him. The latest official comment is he is now 'stable, and remaining in an induced coma'.
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Post by RedMoon11 on Apr 5, 2014 4:34:28 GMT
Schumacher has 'Conscious Moments' - agent
 Schumacher had been skiing off piste when the accident happened
F1 champion Michael Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness" after months in a coma, his agent has said.
Sabine Kehm said in a statement to the media that he was "making progress", adding that they remain "confident". Doctors in France have been working to bring the seven-time champion out of a medically induced coma. The 45-year-old German suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps on 29 December. "We are on his side during his long and difficult fight, together with the team of the hospital in Grenoble," Ms Kehm said in the statement. "We would like to thank you all for the continuous sympathies. At the same time we again ask for understanding that we do not intend to disclose details." Last month Schumacher's relatives said in a statement that he had been showing "small, encouraging signs". Investigators probing the accident said Schumacher had been going at the speed of "a very good skier" at the time of his crash in the resort of Meribel. He had been skiing off-piste when he fell and hit a rock, investigators said. Experts reconstructed events leading up to the crash after examining Schumacher's skiing equipment and viewing footage filmed on a camera attached to his helmet. Schumacher retired from racing in 2012 after a 19-year career. He won two titles with Benetton, in 1994 and 1995, before switching to Ferrari in 1996 and going on to win five straight titles from 2000.
Medically induced coma
- Can be induced by powerful anaesthetics and is broadly similar to the sedation and artificial ventilation used during surgery
- Used to shut down many brain functions, lowering blood flow and pressure
- Taking a patient out of an induced coma is a delicate process, especially after a prolonged period of sedation
- Doctors and relatives are looking for any signs of returning consciousness and recovery
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26885624#TWEET1090909
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